James Blake premiered his latest track, “Retrograde” off of his sophomore LP titled Overgrown, to be released April 8th. “Retrograde” is significantly more positive and lighter than “The Wilhelm Scream,” and the majority of James Blake. The slightly Nineties r&b tinge recalls works from the CMYK EP in some ways. James Blake is one of the premiere artists of the Post-Dubstep genre with high expectations for this sophomore release after the success of his self-titled debut that contained ”The Wilhelm Scream,” “Limit to Your Love,” and the deluxe version’s Bon Iver collaboration “Fall Creek Boys Choir.”

As Yelle prepares the release of their new EP on February 11th and debut of their latest track, “L’Amour Parfait,” Antidote offers an interview with Julie Budet from their last Montreal appearance. The sound booms from the speakers as I enter Montreal’s The National venue. It is nearly empty except a few staff readying the bar and the sound system for tonight’s show.

Chvrches is always welcomed by my ears when I’ve put on my headphones as of late, although with only 2 songs released thus far, the band have still amassed a large number of plays on my iPhone. The use of electronic elements feels redundant to speak of at this point (since it’s hard to find a new artist or group not using some sort of beats or synths).

Le1f comes back again, after the recent release of Liquid with Boody and last year’s mixtape Dark York, with Fly Zone. The mixtape continues the rapper’s impressive record of crazy production and slick swagger flow that incorporates a variety of subcultures that can be found in New York. Le1f, along with Mykki Blanco, have brought homosexual rappers into the mainstream whilst having more originality and fresher production than many of the straight boys.